The latest Boeing and aerospace news, including updates about the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, 747-8 and 737, Airbus A380 and A350, the anticipated Boeing 797 and Boeing jobs and layoffs

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UPDATE: Details from landing added. Boeing’s largest-ever airliner took off on its first flight at Sunday from Paine Field, in Everett, Wash. Boeing 747 Chief Pilot Mark Feuerstein and Co-pilot Paul Stemer took off in sunny, chilly weather, between two T-33 chase planes at 9:59 a.m. (Pacific Time). They landed at 2:25 p.m. at Boeing […]
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Boeing’s first 747-8 Intercontinental is set for first flight Sunday from Paine Field, in Everett, Wash. Here are updates: 9:23 The 747-8 has started its engines. While waiting, saw the first 787 Dreamliner do a touch-and-go and missed approach. 9:24 Another 787 missed approach. 9:40 The 747-8 is taxiing. 9:53 On runway. 9:59 She’s off.
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Plane leasing magnate Steven Udvar-Hazy apparently had a lot to say Tuesday about Boeing, Airbus and other issues in commercial aviation. Udvar-Hazy, for those who don’t know, founded leasing giant International Lease Finance Corp. and, after leaving ILFC last year, created Air Lease Corp. Here are some highlights, courtesy of Runway Girl and FlightBlogger, of […]
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Following up on Boeing’s announcement that the first 747-8 Intercontinental completed gauntlet tests last weekend, the company posted video of the tests Tuesday. Gauntlet tests simulate flying to test the airplane’s systems and are a step before first flight, which is scheduled for Sunday. Read more aerospace news. Visit seattlepi.com’s home page for more Seattle […]
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Boeing expects to win more orders this year, by dollar value, than it did in 2010, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. While net orders surged to 530 last year from 142 in 2009, the vast majority were for 737s. Looking just at wide-bodies, which cost more, Boeing netted orders for 44 aircraft. This year, wide-bodies will account […]
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